I have Immortality In The Cultivation World

Time flies in the blink of an eye,

Years pass in leisurely succession.

Spring turns to autumn, and autumn to spring on Qingyun Mountain.

The mortals below have lived through five generations, with the legends of the immortals in the mountains witnessed by their great-grandfathers.

With a hundred years of good harvests, the mundane world has prospered greatly.

The population of the town at the foot of the mountain has multiplied several times over and has gradually transformed into a city of hundreds of thousands.

This kind of change is not striking within Great Yong or other nations, where countless new cities have blossomed like flowers to accommodate the exploding population. What was once the Mountain God's private domain has now become various small nations, eking out an existence in the gaps between the great powers.

The human race of Dongsheng Divine Continent is stronger than ever before in history!

Inside Qingyun Temple,

Zhou Yi suddenly opened his eyes, took out a talisman from his sleeve, and after decades, heard his master's message.

"Enough merit has been accumulated; the day of ascension is near. Come to Heavenly Mountain quickly!"

"It has finally come..."

Zhou Yi's eyes were deep as he turned into a streak of light flying toward Heavenly Mountain.

Arriving at the borders, he descended from his light of flight outside Mystic Iron Temple, reported his identity, and went in, finding only the Iron Crown Immortal present.

"Master, how can the merit be taken away?"

After Zhou Yi had enshrined a host of deities, he, with the Heavenly Court's protection over billions in the Dongsheng Divine Continent, sensed the tremendous merit blessing his being. An ordinary person obtaining such benefit could almost achieve anything they wished, becoming omnipotent!

However, the extra karma in his body, mysteriously repellant to merit, prevented Zhou Yi from using even a trace of it.

"The Divine Enthronement merit is inherently related to the Mending Heaven Sect and can be easily collected,"

said the Iron Crown Immortal as he took out a Jade Bottle from his sleeve and activated his mana, beginning to extract the formless essence of merit.

The merit fell into the Jade Bottle, and as the quantity continued to accumulate and compress, it began transforming into strands of golden light. Until the light filled the Jade Bottle, it kept compressing and extracting until it turned into beads of red gold.

Merit Beads!

The finest among Wish Power Beads, formed by the convergence of merit.

Mending Heaven Sect, known as the foremost power in the Dongsheng Divine Continent, ruling both the Cultivation World and the mortal society, engaging in disaster relief and aiding those in distress, also cannot condense many Merit Beads annually.

Otherwise, the Iron Crown Immortal and others wouldn't be trapped in the Mortal World, unable to ascend for a thousand years. The root cause is the lack of sufficient merit to open the barrier of the immortal tribulation.

At this moment, Merit Beads were continuously condensing like bursting beans, the power of the Divine Enthronement merit not diminishing in the least until the Jade Bottle was filled. The Iron Crown Immortal then took out another Jade Bottle to continue the extraction and condensation.

After filling hundreds of Jade Bottles in succession, the merit was finally fully extracted.

Iron Crown Immortal exclaimed, "It's indeed a grand feat beneficial to the entire Divine Continent. The number of Merit Beads condensed exceeded our expectations by thirty percent, which is enough for everyone to ascend to the Immortal Realm!"

Zhou Yi sensed himself inside and out, noticing no difference, as if the merit had come and gone without impact.

"Master, does this mean all immortals will ascend?"

"One person from the Three Immortal Sects will stay behind in the Mortal World. The rest from the sects, empires, including the Demonic Sects, must ascend together to the Immortal Realm!"

The Iron Crown Immortal declared, "Our Sect will leave behind Xiao Yunzi as the junior brother; he will wield the great authority of the Mending Heaven Sect. He will pay attention to the movements of the Heavenly Court, and, on the other hand, guard the Demon Suppression Tower until he cultivates new immortals for our Sect!"

"I see."

Zhou Yi was somewhat disappointed, knowing that if the Iron Crown Immortal stayed, he could have dominated the Dongsheng Divine Continent for hundreds of years.

"Master, now that the merit has been extracted, I will return to Qingyun Mountain for secluded cultivation."

"Your performance has been commendable over the last century, understanding how to adapt to the times,"

Iron Crown Immortal said, "As your master is about to ascend to the Immortal Realm, I won't be able to protect you anymore. Remember to be careful and avoid trouble!"

Zhou Yi bowed deeply and said, "Disciple will bear Master's teachings in mind."

"This scroll of the Mending Heaven's secret records is the highest inheritance of our Sect!"

Iron Crown Immortal said, "As you have cultivated the True Dragon's body, the Mending Heaven Technique won't further enhance your talents. However, many of its principles and Divine Skills will be very useful to you. Remember to cultivate them well."

As he spoke, he took out an ancient jade slip from his sleeve, its entire body engraved with golden patterns, and handed it to Zhou Yi personally.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhou Yi bowed again, now possessing the complete legacy of the Sect-Defending traditions, and he had only to continue his secluded cultivation on Qingyun Mountain.

"When will Master ascend?"

"If soon, ten years; if late, a century,"

Iron Crown Immortal replied, "Those Loose Cultivators who are lucky enough to advance to the Return Void stage are too weak to withstand the Void Gang Wind for long. They need to refine a sufficient number of defensive, decoy, and life-saving artifacts."

"On the day of ascension, a great ceremony will be held; you can come and witness it!"

...

Back on Qingyun Mountain.

Zhou Yi pondered for a long time. The news of the celestials leaving the Mortal World was bad news for him.

"With only three celestials remaining, I hope they can suppress the Heavenly Court and not cause trouble!"

The ascension of celestials was unstoppable.

Beyond the Three Immortal Sects, none of the great sects or empires had ever had anyone successfully ascend since their founding. Now granted the opportunity to ascend, they would choose to leave even if it meant abandoning their ancestral legacies.

The ancestral celestials of empires were even more anxious than those from the sects, having lived too long and not caring for their descendants and clan members.

"Meeting the enemy head-on, responding to the situation as it arises! If worse comes to worst, I, being a poor Daoist, can just burrow into a mountain and hide. With the Sun-occluding Robe, I'm also not afraid of relentless pursuit by the Heavenly Court."

Zhou Yi collected his thoughts and probed the jade slip with his Divine Sense to examine the Mending Heaven Technique.

After reading through the entire document several times and contemplating its truths, he quickly gained insights.

"The Mending Heaven Technique, mending the laws of acquisition, not just talent and foundation but also wealth and partners, can be supplemented later on?"

Zhou Yi revealed a look of surprise, repeatedly scrutinizing the Mending Heaven Technique, still unable to understand how it could influence wealth.

"Could it be that after cultivating, it can enhance one's elusive fortune?"

...

The news of the celestials' ascension spread.

The cultivators of Dongsheng Divine Continent had mixed feelings of joy and worry—those joyful saw the Heavenly Court's ancestors suppressed by ninety percent.